Patrick Mullins is hoping Jasmin De Vaux’s jumping will stand up to the test in Sunday’s Grade One Lawlor’s Of Naas Novice Hurdle.
He was aboard the six-year-old for his Weatherbys Champion Bumper win at Cheltenham in March but on Sunday rides stablemate Supersundae, one of four runners for the Closutton team.
Mullins told Sporting Life: “We all know Jasmin De Vaux has an engine from what he did in the Champion Bumper last year but he isn’t the most natural jumper. He won despite his jumping in Navan, but the form has worked out quite well with a few of those in behind coming out to win since.
“But his jumping is going to be a concern, and I just wonder if he’s a horse who is going to improve with more and more racing. He has done plenty of schooling since Navan and has got better but there’s still room for improvement.
“So, I think Supasundae could be over-priced. I thought he had a fantastic run in the Sky Bet Supreme last year. I rode him and if we hadn’t missed the second last, I think we could have just been touching fourth place. He lost his back legs at the back of that flight.
